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over the last month, despite hurricane sandy, it is still up 5%. but would going over the fiscal cliff hurt or derail the insurance giant as many expect it to derail business in general? joining me now is the chairman and ceo of allstate. thank you for joining us. president and congressional leaders are meeting with state governors today. you're one of the ceos who met at the white house with some of your other colleagues in business. what's your stance of where we are right now in terms of a deal? >> i'm concerned about it. the good news is everybody sees this as an opportunity to really show american global leadership. the rest of the world is all messed up on this. we can show them how to get it done. they've also all agreed on the three buckets, that being revenues, entitlements, and spending reductions. the bad news is they haven't agreed on how much into each bucket. and i don't think they're trying to create a win/win for each other. most good negotiations, you try to help the other person come out with a win. i don't see that here. >> you h
over the last month, despite hurricane sandy, it is still up 5%. but would going over the fiscal cliff hurt or derail the insurance giant as many expect it to derail business in general? joining me now is the chairman and ceo of allstate. thank you for joining us. president and congressional leaders are meeting with state governors today. you're one of the ceos who met at the white house with some of your other colleagues in business. what's your stance of where we are right now in terms of a...
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no substantive sandy in the jobs numbers. the lack of sandy effect has us scratching our heads, what they said. i just got off the phone with the guy who's the head of doing the numbers, labor numbers at the bls. he walked me through the rather extensibilive process they did fine out if there was any sandy effect, including sampling of businesses in a flood tide areas. >> it was very meticulous. >> i'm pretty convinced they did a good job figuring out if there was an effect and there is no effect which brings us to the numbers which you could believe on face value as much as you can. they'll revise this again. they only come forward with 60% to 70% of the sample. unemployment rate falling 7.7% because largely a drop in the labor force. average hourly earnings up 0.2%. despite positive headlines, xwoeld man sax says we interpret this report as one only slightly better than expected overall given downward revisions and weaker labor force and it does not change our assessment of the underlying strength of the labor market. priva
no substantive sandy in the jobs numbers. the lack of sandy effect has us scratching our heads, what they said. i just got off the phone with the guy who's the head of doing the numbers, labor numbers at the bls. he walked me through the rather extensibilive process they did fine out if there was any sandy effect, including sampling of businesses in a flood tide areas. >> it was very meticulous. >> i'm pretty convinced they did a good job figuring out if there was an effect and...
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sandy hook elementary. where nbc news says 18 children, 8 adults, plus the gunman have been killed at one of the worst school shootings in american history. we've heard some comments, john harwood, from jay carney, the white house spokesman sort of talked about it. can we expect an official statement or press conference from the president about this tragedy? >> i think it's likely we'll hear from the president, probably in person, if not in a written statement. what jay carney said on his behalf was that he, like every parent, expresses enormous sympathy for the tragedy that's going on in connecticut right now. he got questions, of course as always happens in circumstances like this, about his views on gun control and whether he will seek any new legislation. jay carney said it's not the time for politics, it's the time to focus on the victims. that's where it stands at the moment. obviously this is, brian, totally distracted watchishingt attention away from fiscal cliff discussions and news coverage for da
sandy hook elementary. where nbc news says 18 children, 8 adults, plus the gunman have been killed at one of the worst school shootings in american history. we've heard some comments, john harwood, from jay carney, the white house spokesman sort of talked about it. can we expect an official statement or press conference from the president about this tragedy? >> i think it's likely we'll hear from the president, probably in person, if not in a written statement. what jay carney said on his...
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how much of this demand rise are we going to see will be sandy rebound from sandy and actually real demand? >> we have low interest rates and old cars on the road. so a lot of the demand is real demand. but the other thing is that all the checks haven't been written for sandy. we've had about two weeks of checks coming from insurance companies. but there will be more probably next month of that than there is this month. so it will help. but it's the general market conditions and cars that are on average 11.1 years of age that are really driving car sales. in this low interest rate environment, this is the other big ticket item. >> how are people going to fund their purchases? you have an 11-year-old car, how are they funding the replacement of it? >> well, the availability of credit has improved dramatically over the last eight months or so. and we're even seeing people with bumps in their credit history, subprime borrowers, getting more acceptances of their car loans. and of course there are a lot of incentivized interest rates from the manufacturer's financing arms out there, as well. th
how much of this demand rise are we going to see will be sandy rebound from sandy and actually real demand? >> we have low interest rates and old cars on the road. so a lot of the demand is real demand. but the other thing is that all the checks haven't been written for sandy. we've had about two weeks of checks coming from insurance companies. but there will be more probably next month of that than there is this month. so it will help. but it's the general market conditions and cars that...
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. >> the 1.2 was impacted by hurricane sandy. we had about 20% of our clients impacted by the hurricane. i think we'll see that come back closer to the 1.8%, 1.7% in the third, we hope. >> let go back to that small business formation. you've got some numbers mr. rivera provided. we used to be at 850,000 business starts. we're down to 758,000. we're like a much bigger country than we used to be. that's how few people are starting businesses? >> it really is. it's coming back but it's been very slow. all of these regulations and concerns first about the election, which we're now past but with the fiscal cliff, i think the additional startup, one, it's tough to get the money, you don't want to take the risk. consumer confidence and consumer spending is not quite there yet. at least it's not increasing so you're really not taking the risk to start your business. >> you would figure someone could get a loan to start a business. why take a loan if you're so scared that maybe you go under? >> right. i think when you think of small busin
. >> the 1.2 was impacted by hurricane sandy. we had about 20% of our clients impacted by the hurricane. i think we'll see that come back closer to the 1.8%, 1.7% in the third, we hope. >> let go back to that small business formation. you've got some numbers mr. rivera provided. we used to be at 850,000 business starts. we're down to 758,000. we're like a much bigger country than we used to be. that's how few people are starting businesses? >> it really is. it's coming back...
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november was particularly strong, coming off the real devastation of sandy in october. we were hoping obviously to maintain that momentum going into december. we've been able to do that. as you note, champagne has been particularly strong. we see strength across a broad spectrum, not just in the champagne category, but in the high end spirits, in moderately priced good bordeaux wine from '09. so it's not just been, obviously, we're going to sell a lot of champagne in the last week getting ready for the holid holidays, but it's not just champagne. in the spirits category, notably at the higher end, higher in spirits like johnny walker blue have done immensely well. it's given us reason, i think, to be cautiously optimistic, still, going into the new year given that november and december have trended so strong for us. >>el with, chris, you know, it's interesting, maybe people, the money they once spent at the shopping mall now taking it to your stores and buying champagne and wine. i wonder when we talk about demand who your customer base is. are we talking about wall str
november was particularly strong, coming off the real devastation of sandy in october. we were hoping obviously to maintain that momentum going into december. we've been able to do that. as you note, champagne has been particularly strong. we see strength across a broad spectrum, not just in the champagne category, but in the high end spirits, in moderately priced good bordeaux wine from '09. so it's not just been, obviously, we're going to sell a lot of champagne in the last week getting ready...
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of sandy jobless claims relative to katrina. if we don't have that chart -- there it is, great. it goes up and now we're in the down. it may pop back. but the trouble is that the big surge there is probably in the week of -- or is going to affect the week of the employment survey. >> the last week. >> and now, guys, if you have the next one back there, i don't know if you have it, you can see there what we show there is we're looking for only 80,000 jobs on friday. 95 in the private sector. that's a big jobs -- it might be hurricane related, but it could also be cliff related. there's these two things just backing up what joe said, folks, we've got enough to worry about without the stuff that we could probably fix and move on, there's enough going on. you can see that we're going to be substantially below the six-month average that we've been running there. and that shows that, you know, we were not robust to begin with, and this is why guys at the fed are concerned about things like this. if you're going 3% or 4% gdp, you have
of sandy jobless claims relative to katrina. if we don't have that chart -- there it is, great. it goes up and now we're in the down. it may pop back. but the trouble is that the big surge there is probably in the week of -- or is going to affect the week of the employment survey. >> the last week. >> and now, guys, if you have the next one back there, i don't know if you have it, you can see there what we show there is we're looking for only 80,000 jobs on friday. 95 in the private...
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kansas city southern should benefit from the auto rebuild that's needed in the wake of hurricane sandy. can't get this stuff to america fast enough. united states fast enough. thanks to the strength of the economy, the increasing volumes with declining costs. the gross margins are expanding. how much do we love that in a rail? however, the auto industry only affects about 18% of kansas city southern's revenues. they do have some coal exposure, something that's crushed a great many american railroads, we know that because we have backed away from a lot of rails because of the coal. but they have something the other railroads don't have, consistently high growth, not that low single digit stuff and not susceptible to the cyclical nature of coal or the ongoing war between natural gas and coal in the fight to be fuel for american utilities. and that's why i'm naming it my new favorite railroad. even over and above union pacific, which has always been my favorite. don't get mad at me, union pacific. i used a great union pacific calendar, but it's december. that one's off the wall. anyway --
kansas city southern should benefit from the auto rebuild that's needed in the wake of hurricane sandy. can't get this stuff to america fast enough. united states fast enough. thanks to the strength of the economy, the increasing volumes with declining costs. the gross margins are expanding. how much do we love that in a rail? however, the auto industry only affects about 18% of kansas city southern's revenues. they do have some coal exposure, something that's crushed a great many american...
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as for hurricane sandy, very minimal impact. finally, delta and southwest are hosting an investor day conference this week. a lot of people are expecting some fairly optimistic commentary from them. the airlines, business bookings are looking pretty good. add airlines to housing as well as what's going on with autos as industries that are showing some signs of improvement right now. >> absolutely. you mentioned boehner speaking at the top of the hour. in the past few moments the obama 2012 campaign staff has tweeted the following. if your taxes go up, republicans will have made a conscious choice to let that happen. we have no way of knowing if this is somehow related to what the speaker may say in 20 minutes' time. might just be yet another echo of an existing talking point. that's going to be one more tea leaf to read in the next half hour. >>> when we come back, delta air lines buying a 49% stake in virgin atlantic today. we'll talk to the ceo about the deal and what it means for the airline's future after the break. again? i
as for hurricane sandy, very minimal impact. finally, delta and southwest are hosting an investor day conference this week. a lot of people are expecting some fairly optimistic commentary from them. the airlines, business bookings are looking pretty good. add airlines to housing as well as what's going on with autos as industries that are showing some signs of improvement right now. >> absolutely. you mentioned boehner speaking at the top of the hour. in the past few moments the obama...
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could have something to do with superstorm sandy. weak in yesterday's third quarter gdp report. profits, and these are the broadest gdp profits, covering about 5 million large and small companies really came in pretty good in the third quarter. up 9% from a year ago. so even though business looks weak, good profits could be the backbone of the stock market despite the hysteria of the fiscal cliff. let's talk to don -- for all th hysteria, profits are rising, the economy has got pluses and minuses. i'm not sure people need to pay all that attention to the fiscal cliff. >> well, if you look at what the global stock markets are doing, they suggest that our market would be doing significantly better were it not for the fiscal cliff. now profits have been good. i think people are getting used to the idea they trust corporate ceos more than they trust those that print government bonds that aren't really worth as much by the time they mature. they're also seeing a yield compression around the world. if you look at corporate beyond yields, they're about half of where they were just a ye
could have something to do with superstorm sandy. weak in yesterday's third quarter gdp report. profits, and these are the broadest gdp profits, covering about 5 million large and small companies really came in pretty good in the third quarter. up 9% from a year ago. so even though business looks weak, good profits could be the backbone of the stock market despite the hysteria of the fiscal cliff. let's talk to don -- for all th hysteria, profits are rising, the economy has got pluses and...
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amazon is just a winner here particularly in sandy. i regard google as making a comeback. i think that when you look at what -- apple fears google. google is going to do better going forward. look at facebook by the way. they figured out things. i'm not going to be -- i'm looking at stocks that once we go over the cliff bounce back and if we don't go over the cliff are where a lot of money is going. >> where does ulta, are these tier 2 names? >> ulta is -- david and i joke about this. it's the growth stock -- key to this market. gilliad has been great. same with ulta. you may laugh at ulta. i won't finish my sentence. >> i may. >> this double the store thing is what whole foods says. any time you can double stores, growth guys just love it. >> we're told there's no concern if we go over the fiscal cliff that that will result in some sort of a chill in the housing recovery offer the housing market. this harvard study that bob toll cited, 1.8 to 2.8 million households fewer since 2007 were formed and that's playing catchup. we should have the formation of those households un
amazon is just a winner here particularly in sandy. i regard google as making a comeback. i think that when you look at what -- apple fears google. google is going to do better going forward. look at facebook by the way. they figured out things. i'm not going to be -- i'm looking at stocks that once we go over the cliff bounce back and if we don't go over the cliff are where a lot of money is going. >> where does ulta, are these tier 2 names? >> ulta is -- david and i joke about...
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sandy, fiscal cliff. but as a result, the ones that fall and come down a lot, those are the ones you pick at. >> and pope benedict is launching a new application. pope to you on facebook. the application lets you listen to his words, see his pictures and receive messages of congratulations through virtual post cards. >>> all right, all right, sema? >> hewlitt packard jumping nearly 4%. carl may be interested in the company. hp facing serious issues and the stock faulling 44%. own an fast money at 5:00, we want to know if you think they can rise from the dead. >> thank so much. >>> final trades up next when we come back on "halftime." s. i d'. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligations. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes inve
sandy, fiscal cliff. but as a result, the ones that fall and come down a lot, those are the ones you pick at. >> and pope benedict is launching a new application. pope to you on facebook. the application lets you listen to his words, see his pictures and receive messages of congratulations through virtual post cards. >>> all right, all right, sema? >> hewlitt packard jumping nearly 4%. carl may be interested in the company. hp facing serious issues and the stock faulling...
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i don't know -- >> sandy didn't do it. >> i don't know how to make it any better. all right, time heals all wounds. hopefully next time we'll hear some better news from you. >> i hope so, too. thanks, joe, thanks andrew. >> maybe we'll get some better news right now. steve liesman joins us with the results there cnbc's latest fed survey. steve? can you make it any better? >> i don't know about that. what we have, andrew, is overwhelming support from our -- or expectation from our respondents, 48 respondents, economists, wall street strategists, and analysts, that the fed will replace twist with outright asset purchases. disagreement on how they'll do it and increasing concern about all these purchases and the effect on the market. let's start off with the disagreement about how they're going to do it. we asked people, will the fed purchase only treasuries when it replaces operation twist? or will it purchase treasuries and mortgages? you can see that they're about split on this. unclear what chairman bernanke is going to announce tomorrow. now, how about how much q
i don't know -- >> sandy didn't do it. >> i don't know how to make it any better. all right, time heals all wounds. hopefully next time we'll hear some better news from you. >> i hope so, too. thanks, joe, thanks andrew. >> maybe we'll get some better news right now. steve liesman joins us with the results there cnbc's latest fed survey. steve? can you make it any better? >> i don't know about that. what we have, andrew, is overwhelming support from our -- or...
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and the labor department also saying that superstorm sandy -- >> impact of that. >> on data collection for the month of november. >> interesting. >> one thing we have seen in the wake of the hurricane is a rise in prices. but apparently not happening this time around. . >> mr. liesman, thank you. mr. santelli, thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. our next guest is a member of the fix the debt campaign and while he's trying to get washington to avoid the fiscal cliff, he's also running aerospace giant boeing and joining us now from chicago is jim mcnerney, boeing chairman and ceo. mr. mcnerney. great to see you. earlier we said we do want you to fix the fiscal cliff, obviously, if you have time. but we also want you to make great airplanes and make sure you've got those totally perfect before you really start. you know, we can't put everything on you at this point. >> are you asking about the 787, joe? >> no. just in general, we want the safest planes, but you know what? i do have to ask you about that eventually with the generator and the qatar stuff. but just in general we don't exp
and the labor department also saying that superstorm sandy -- >> impact of that. >> on data collection for the month of november. >> interesting. >> one thing we have seen in the wake of the hurricane is a rise in prices. but apparently not happening this time around. . >> mr. liesman, thank you. mr. santelli, thank you. >> thank you. >> all right. our next guest is a member of the fix the debt campaign and while he's trying to get washington to avoid...
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we've got a bump from sandy. so if we could just fix that up, i think we'll be okay. >> what do you think is the market reaction if we come, you know, in on monday, and there's some sort of a mini deal? what does that do to us? >> listen, i think we'll be okay here. the first and second quarter of next year are going to be okay, cliff or not. they're going to get something together. it may be sort of a sloppy deal, just, you know, a small deal, that lead us into more negotiations -- >> but is the event a mini deal or is the mini deal a grand bargain? >> they'll come up with a mini deal. it's taken them this long to get here. how can we anticipate they'll get significant done. they'll get some sort of stopgap measure done and we'll see a little bit of stability. stop seeing all the negativity that's surrounding us. we're dead red here. >> gordon, if you recall that 2008 period, the market was going 400, 500, 600, a 60-point drop in the heat of the crisis. why is the equity market being relatively stable to that co
we've got a bump from sandy. so if we could just fix that up, i think we'll be okay. >> what do you think is the market reaction if we come, you know, in on monday, and there's some sort of a mini deal? what does that do to us? >> listen, i think we'll be okay here. the first and second quarter of next year are going to be okay, cliff or not. they're going to get something together. it may be sort of a sloppy deal, just, you know, a small deal, that lead us into more negotiations --...
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here for hurricane sandy. >> hurricane sandy, joplin, we also deploy volunteers out in disaster situations. >> can i ask you, do you notice a difference between how children respond and grown-ups response when it comes to the dog? >> about the same. both come town and pet, some show emotion, some will get down on the ground with the dogs. dogs at high school are basically laying down with kids laying around them all with their hand on the dog. >> that is right? >> petting the dogs, massaging the dogs. dogs are loving it. >> i say i want to come back as a comfort dog. i've seen everybody coming up and scrubbing your ears and giving lots of love. there's a certain dog you choose as a puppy and you have a test to get right dog to be safe as comñgdmzdog. >> 5 1/2 dog we see their temperament. if they have a temperament that allows you to do that, that starts the training process. we train our dogs as service dogs not that we use them as service dogs as disabled but they're trained not bark, bite, jump. >> if they wiggle, you know that they've got a temperament that might not be best for this
here for hurricane sandy. >> hurricane sandy, joplin, we also deploy volunteers out in disaster situations. >> can i ask you, do you notice a difference between how children respond and grown-ups response when it comes to the dog? >> about the same. both come town and pet, some show emotion, some will get down on the ground with the dogs. dogs at high school are basically laying down with kids laying around them all with their hand on the dog. >> that is right? >>...
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he's lobbying for more federal dollars for superstorm sandy recovery. new jersey governor estimates the storm did some $37 billion damage to his state. cameras were rolling as we caught the governor arriving at the white house this morning. and then he headed to capitol hill to meet with members of congress. >> good morning. >> going home, guys. see you later. >> aid for state, considering the fiscal cliff and this budget crisis we're in right now? >> heading home now, guys. not taking questions today. >> heading home now, he says. story's very personal for one teenager. back home, who faces the impact of superstorm sandy everywhere he turns. he saved his family when that storm hit. he lost his home. and his school. but he hasn't lost his spirit. poppy harlow spent a day with ryan panetta in the broad channel neighborhood in new york. this is queens. take a look. >> reporter: the sun isn't up at breakfast time for the panettas. how tired are you? >> very. >> reporter: they're living in a borrowed one-bedroom apartment with their parents. how long is you
he's lobbying for more federal dollars for superstorm sandy recovery. new jersey governor estimates the storm did some $37 billion damage to his state. cameras were rolling as we caught the governor arriving at the white house this morning. and then he headed to capitol hill to meet with members of congress. >> good morning. >> going home, guys. see you later. >> aid for state, considering the fiscal cliff and this budget crisis we're in right now? >> heading home now,...
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in the aftermath of sandy hook, he's had a change of heart. i spoke with him earlier and here's what he told me. >> i know everybody is grieving as hard as we're grieving in west virginia as hard as i'm grieving. i really can't imagine. i don't have words for that, my sympathies for them. with that being said we haven't hopefully become a society or become even a governing body that we can't sit down and talk. we can't lay everything on the table to find out how do we move forward when we know we have challenges and you know, i'm a big proponent of colin powell's five promises to children. the second promise is every child should have a safe place in their life. sometimes it's not always the home. more than often it's the school and it looks like that's even been taken away, so it is time to set down. it's time to look at a responsible, reasonable approach. mental illness, a culture of violence, sometimes it's accepted, even glorified and then certain military style weapons that really as a hunter myself, a proud defender of the second amendme
in the aftermath of sandy hook, he's had a change of heart. i spoke with him earlier and here's what he told me. >> i know everybody is grieving as hard as we're grieving in west virginia as hard as i'm grieving. i really can't imagine. i don't have words for that, my sympathies for them. with that being said we haven't hopefully become a society or become even a governing body that we can't sit down and talk. we can't lay everything on the table to find out how do we move forward when we...
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but to be clear, not the students of sandy hook elementary school. students at other schools, they are seeing more police, more counselors on hand, just being in town the last couple of days there are a lot of police officers just sitting in the driveways of a lot of the schools here, clearly security being beefed up in this town right now. teachers union says classes will discuss the shooting in age appropriate manner. it is not clear yet, though, when sandy hook elementary school will resume class. but when they do, it will certainly be at a different school in the neighboring town of monroe. and i just got back from newtown this morning, and during dinner time last night, i was invited to spend some time with these two volunteer firefighters, they're with newtown hook and ladder and they went into emergency mode, of course, early last friday morning. they are rob mana and ray corbo. they served their community now for more than 20 years each. but the day they got that call, they say it was like nothing they had ever seen before. how long have you
but to be clear, not the students of sandy hook elementary school. students at other schools, they are seeing more police, more counselors on hand, just being in town the last couple of days there are a lot of police officers just sitting in the driveways of a lot of the schools here, clearly security being beefed up in this town right now. teachers union says classes will discuss the shooting in age appropriate manner. it is not clear yet, though, when sandy hook elementary school will resume...
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sandy hook remains an active crime scene. it is still closed. hundreds of newtown teachers and staff met with a national expert on kids and bereavement, as well as state mental health counselors. for the students and their families it is a return to healthy and helpful routine. here's sandra endo. >> reporter: in the wake of tragedy, a step towards normalcy, for newtown kids, that means going back to school. >> we also are going to be a little bit worried, because we know what we thought was a secure school had this happen to them. >> reporter: but facing fear may be the first step to overcome this tragedy. >> children have to get back to school. if we let this sort of terror in our lives anywhere in this country win, you know, we've lost. we've got to get our kids back to school again. >> reporter: classes are resuming for 5,400 students in the district except for those at sandy hook elementary. monday all schools were closed as teachers and administrators trained with experts on how to handle the aftermath. many parents we spoke with agree, ki
sandy hook remains an active crime scene. it is still closed. hundreds of newtown teachers and staff met with a national expert on kids and bereavement, as well as state mental health counselors. for the students and their families it is a return to healthy and helpful routine. here's sandra endo. >> reporter: in the wake of tragedy, a step towards normalcy, for newtown kids, that means going back to school. >> we also are going to be a little bit worried, because we know what we...
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sandy hook elementary school is a crime scene and it remains closed. jessica rekos, one of 20 children killed on friday, will be laid to rest on friday. 6 years old. adored horses. couldn't wait for her tenth birthday. her parents promised her, in fact, when she was 10, they would buy a horse for her. after newtown buried two 6-year-old boys, noah pozner who loved tacos, and jack pinto who loved the new york giants. more throughout the morning, including gun control laws. first, john berman with developing information on fiscal cliff negotiations. >>> fiscal cliff talks haven't received much attention in recent days for good reason. but today is the two-week warning, with some good news to report. overnight, we learned president obama made an eye opening offer in talks with house speaker john boehner. under the new proposals, tax rates would go up on those making above $400,000. a big shift. the president has long campaigned on that number, starting at $250,000. the president also offering spending cuts worth $200 billion. for his part, speaker boehner
sandy hook elementary school is a crime scene and it remains closed. jessica rekos, one of 20 children killed on friday, will be laid to rest on friday. 6 years old. adored horses. couldn't wait for her tenth birthday. her parents promised her, in fact, when she was 10, they would buy a horse for her. after newtown buried two 6-year-old boys, noah pozner who loved tacos, and jack pinto who loved the new york giants. more throughout the morning, including gun control laws. first, john berman...
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except for sandy, jobs would have been doing better, and sandy is seen as a temporary factor. >>> another usual factor, the layoffs and strikes from hostess. hostess filed for bankruptcy last month. want to bring you up to speed on facebook. facebook moving up. the social network will be listed on the nasdaq 100 next week and could be added to the s&p 500 very soon. shares are down nearly 30% since the ipo. but with the market value about $60 billion, it would rank among the top 50 largest companies. one economist says the move is imminent. when it moves into an index like that, portfolio managers and fund managers buy it, because many of them have funds that track the s&p 500. >> how do you feel about that jobs report? . . >> i would like to see a triple digit number, but i don't think we'll see it because of sandy, end of the year, companies are nervous. >>> we're watching a developing story in egypt where protests in the streets are expected against the country's president again. we are live from cairo after a quick break. >>> and rescue. a woman saved after police say her ex-husband t
except for sandy, jobs would have been doing better, and sandy is seen as a temporary factor. >>> another usual factor, the layoffs and strikes from hostess. hostess filed for bankruptcy last month. want to bring you up to speed on facebook. facebook moving up. the social network will be listed on the nasdaq 100 next week and could be added to the s&p 500 very soon. shares are down nearly 30% since the ipo. but with the market value about $60 billion, it would rank among the top 50...
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sandy. it looks like those are coming down again. the big jobs report will be tomorrow, which will give us the real gauge of what's happen iin here. they expect only 77,000 jobs added. and the unemployment rate, they think, will tick back up to 8%. 77,000. why? because of superstorm sandy. you didn't have hiring, people getting jobs in the northeast because during that time the last month or so. >> jack welch right now, they went up after the election. >> those chicago people. >>> all morning we've been following major developments in both syria, in egypt and syria there are new fears that they could unleash nerve gas on some of the rebels. that's a report from nbc news, that syria is loading the component chemicals. cnn has not confirmed that report yet. egypt, protoasters have started to gather outside the presidential palace in cairo. lots of anger building after the new president gave himself extra powers. the protests were very violent last night. the clashes killed at least five people
sandy. it looks like those are coming down again. the big jobs report will be tomorrow, which will give us the real gauge of what's happen iin here. they expect only 77,000 jobs added. and the unemployment rate, they think, will tick back up to 8%. 77,000. why? because of superstorm sandy. you didn't have hiring, people getting jobs in the northeast because during that time the last month or so. >> jack welch right now, they went up after the election. >> those chicago people....
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later this hour. >>> it's going to take massive amount of money to help the northeast recover from sandy. some $36 billion in new jersey alone. and now it's governor chris christie pushing the federal government to pick up 100% of that cost. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or, signs in a woman which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and women who ar
later this hour. >>> it's going to take massive amount of money to help the northeast recover from sandy. some $36 billion in new jersey alone. and now it's governor chris christie pushing the federal government to pick up 100% of that cost. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement...
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a brave young boy who lost his home and his school in hurricane sandy. well, he is now talking about coping with life. >> when something brings you down, you got to get up. >> you okay, buddy? >>> one family is doing more than a lot after the tragedy that destroyed tens of thousands of homes on the east coast. [ wh] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. [ woman ] ♪ what i want this season ♪ if you'd like to try and guess ♪ ♪ it is something very special ♪ i would readily confess [ dogs barking ] ♪ 'cause all i want this season ♪ ♪ is something from your heart ♪ la da da, la da da [ male announcer ] thinking of others this holiday season, travelers. anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in ne
a brave young boy who lost his home and his school in hurricane sandy. well, he is now talking about coping with life. >> when something brings you down, you got to get up. >> you okay, buddy? >>> one family is doing more than a lot after the tragedy that destroyed tens of thousands of homes on the east coast. [ wh] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [...
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the republican governor was here in washington to talk about hurricane sandy relief efforts, and now they're in danger of going over the fiscal cliff with the rest of the country at the end of the month. our national political correspondent jim acosta has been covering this story for us. what's the latest with chris christie in washington. >> reporter: this is some of the unintended consequences of the fiscal cliff. after a series of meetings with the president and house speaker john boehner, new jersey governor chris christie had little to say as he left washington, but as other senators we spoke to see it, the jersey shore may be running head on into the fiscal cliff. he visited the president at the white house, then he met with senators from his own state before slipping in to meet the speaker of the house. >> going home, guys. see you later. >> reporter: but then chris christie, a potential presidential candidate who is rarely at a loss for words, departed the nation's capital in near total silence. as it turns out, the new jersey governor's quest for money to rebuild the battere
the republican governor was here in washington to talk about hurricane sandy relief efforts, and now they're in danger of going over the fiscal cliff with the rest of the country at the end of the month. our national political correspondent jim acosta has been covering this story for us. what's the latest with chris christie in washington. >> reporter: this is some of the unintended consequences of the fiscal cliff. after a series of meetings with the president and house speaker john...
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chuck schumer whose own home state of new york was hit hard by sandy, pointed out the irony of the request. it doesn't come at an oper tune time. will christie's move hurt his party or not? good to see both of you. let me ask you because i don't know you spoke early on about how well you thought you thought chris christie handled this storm, politically and every other way and now asking for federal funding and republicans trying to cut spending. is he hurting his own party in. >> i think whether you're a republican or democratic governor, you want to secure money from people who are not your own taxpayers but federal taxpayers. that's just a classic move. now, is he -- >> human nature, i guess. >> it sure is. is it undermining republicans in congress? it probably is. but frankly he's looking out for his own political future and really the only option. new jersey is in a very tight fiscal situation. partly because they have a balanced budget requirement. this is had a huge impact on the state economy. frankly, i think you see more situatictuations in which the governors are pitted against
chuck schumer whose own home state of new york was hit hard by sandy, pointed out the irony of the request. it doesn't come at an oper tune time. will christie's move hurt his party or not? good to see both of you. let me ask you because i don't know you spoke early on about how well you thought you thought chris christie handled this storm, politically and every other way and now asking for federal funding and republicans trying to cut spending. is he hurting his own party in. >> i think...
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november jobs report comes out and it's expected to be messy between holiday hiring and the aftermalgt of sandy, some analysts say no matter what it shows no one should read much into it. with the holidays upon us how are businesses finding ways to keep jobs and their doors are open while others fail. tom forman went looking for answers in new york. >> amid the bustle of broadway, against the bad economy and the crushing competition at the strand the show goes on. it started more than 80 years ago. this independent bookstore has beaten the odds surviving the great depression, world war ii and fred bass, who was a baby when his dad started the strand says the store is enduring these tough times, too. >> we have good books and good prices. lately we've been selling a lot of new books at discount, but it's mostly used book or out of print books. >> the strand's eclectic approach allows it to appeal to a broad array of clients hunting the trivial and treasured on the shelves like this rare copy of uli. >> the strand success is about more than inventory. employees top to bottom must possess a deep k
november jobs report comes out and it's expected to be messy between holiday hiring and the aftermalgt of sandy, some analysts say no matter what it shows no one should read much into it. with the holidays upon us how are businesses finding ways to keep jobs and their doors are open while others fail. tom forman went looking for answers in new york. >> amid the bustle of broadway, against the bad economy and the crushing competition at the strand the show goes on. it started more than 80...
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. >> i'm looking to see what kind of impact sandy had on those numbers and maybe fiscal cliff holding some employers back tomorrow. >> so bad news? >> we'll see. >> for now we all know the siren mogul. >> but the ceo, howard schultz, some sobering advice to offer on the looming fiscal cliff. the consequences will be worse than last area's debt ceiling fight, when the u.s. credit rating was downgraded for the first time ever. his message to lawmakers, now is not the time to play politics. you've got to do the right thing for the american people. >> i think if people would get in the room and leave their ego behind and not be so skewed towards the party, but be so sensitive to the lens to have the american people, we will have an agreement. >> poppy harlow joins us now with more of her conversation with howard schultz. much of the conversation has been about, you know, what's the best thing to do for this country, but it's a globe -- he says the whole world is watching. >> yeah, that it has massive consequences for the entire world. but you want to ask someone like howard schultz who ru
. >> i'm looking to see what kind of impact sandy had on those numbers and maybe fiscal cliff holding some employers back tomorrow. >> so bad news? >> we'll see. >> for now we all know the siren mogul. >> but the ceo, howard schultz, some sobering advice to offer on the looming fiscal cliff. the consequences will be worse than last area's debt ceiling fight, when the u.s. credit rating was downgraded for the first time ever. his message to lawmakers, now is not the...
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why is that not considered sandy related? >> it is weird because there are two different surveys when you look at these jobs numbers. one comes from the businesses. the businesses, they take that survey, november 12th, and the businesses are for the job creation number. the other survey is called a household survey. that's how we determine the unemployment rate. and part of that household survey is did you look for a job last week, yes, no, and why not? so a lot of people said weather related. when i was digging into the numbers, i said a normal november, weather related, about 60,000, here we had 300,000, that's one of the reasons we saw the unemployment rate go down. look, i want to feel good about the unemployment rate being low, but 7.7% happened because fewer people were part of the labor force. that's not the right reason that we wanted to see the jobless rate go down. >> absolutely. and i want to read you something that paul krugman wrote in the new york times earlier this week. he said, long-term unemployment remains
why is that not considered sandy related? >> it is weird because there are two different surveys when you look at these jobs numbers. one comes from the businesses. the businesses, they take that survey, november 12th, and the businesses are for the job creation number. the other survey is called a household survey. that's how we determine the unemployment rate. and part of that household survey is did you look for a job last week, yes, no, and why not? so a lot of people said weather...
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we know 12 little girls and 8 boys were shot to death inside sandy hook elementary school. all of them were either 6 or 7 years old. >> among them was e emilie park. she was an exceptional artist that carried around artists and pencils. her father said he gave her a good-bye kiss the last time he saw her alive. >> six adults lost their lives in this tragedy between 27 and 56 years old. that includes 47-year-old principal dawn hochsprung who was married and had two daughters and three stepdaughters. one parent said hochsprung was always smiling. >> the psychologist had a history of working with disabled adults. she was married for 30 years and loved to garden. 30-year-old lauren russo was hired as a permanent substitute teacher. her mother said she always dreamed of teaching and will miss her terribly and take comfort knowing she had achieved that dream. >> the whole town is grieving for these victims. the whole world is grieving for these victims. even as their own children try to come to grips with the horror of what has happened here. we have more on the struggle to cope
we know 12 little girls and 8 boys were shot to death inside sandy hook elementary school. all of them were either 6 or 7 years old. >> among them was e emilie park. she was an exceptional artist that carried around artists and pencils. her father said he gave her a good-bye kiss the last time he saw her alive. >> six adults lost their lives in this tragedy between 27 and 56 years old. that includes 47-year-old principal dawn hochsprung who was married and had two daughters and...
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sunset ♪ ♪ >> danny and sandy together again. teaming up for a new christmas album. and if this music video is any indication, let's just say, it will be one of a kind. and that is the week that was. >> what a week it's been. >>> well, the ceo of netflix is under investigation and it's all because he was bragging on his facebook page, apparently. we'll explain. e district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer qu
sunset ♪ ♪ >> danny and sandy together again. teaming up for a new christmas album. and if this music video is any indication, let's just say, it will be one of a kind. and that is the week that was. >> what a week it's been. >>> well, the ceo of netflix is under investigation and it's all because he was bragging on his facebook page, apparently. we'll explain. e district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the...
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sandy will have had an affect on this. what we're interested to know is whether or not the fiscal cliff fears had any affect on this. was there less hiring, anybody laying off in anticipation of the fiscal cliff? that will be hard to determine. christine and i will look at the numbers when they come in to see if there's any impact of that. the affect of sandy, 86,000 fewer jobs than we otherwise would have had. we're looking at a much lower number. christine appears to have it right now. we are -- >> lowest unemployment rate since december '08. 7.7%. that's the unemployment rate. surprise there. i'm going to listen to the jobs part of it. >> that is unexpected. we were expecting the unemployment rate to go to 8.0, from 7.9 to 8.0. it's gone the other direction. >> 146,000 jobs created. >> double than what was expected. >> diane s wochlswonk, chief ec. 7.7% is the unemployment rate, 146,000 jobs that have been added. the estimates were completely off. what are the implications of these numbers? >> well, certainly it's reass
sandy will have had an affect on this. what we're interested to know is whether or not the fiscal cliff fears had any affect on this. was there less hiring, anybody laying off in anticipation of the fiscal cliff? that will be hard to determine. christine and i will look at the numbers when they come in to see if there's any impact of that. the affect of sandy, 86,000 fewer jobs than we otherwise would have had. we're looking at a much lower number. christine appears to have it right now. we are...
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you are aware that 26 people were killed at sandy hook and that 17 were shot in aurora and died. you are aware that these weapons did unleash many, many, many bullets, are you, and killed many, many people? >> my comment was that the person who is defending his place, whether it be a school or a theater, if they are trained properly, they can shoot one time and they take out the person who is spraying bullets. >> right. >> and hopefully take him out before he sprays a lot of bullets. the name of the game is to have equal power that the criminals have. >> right. >> i think that anyone in any profession that wants to be armed should be allowed to be armed. i agree with governor perry that when you've gone through these classes, when you've gone through the background check, when you've proven that you're capable of handling a weapon safely, i think you ought to be able to carry it anywhere and if you're a nurse, that's a good place. if you're a clergy man, that's a good place, also. >> arming the clergymen, teachers, and nurses. crockett keller, thank you for joining me. >> thank y
you are aware that 26 people were killed at sandy hook and that 17 were shot in aurora and died. you are aware that these weapons did unleash many, many, many bullets, are you, and killed many, many people? >> my comment was that the person who is defending his place, whether it be a school or a theater, if they are trained properly, they can shoot one time and they take out the person who is spraying bullets. >> right. >> and hopefully take him out before he sprays a lot of...
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experts think superstorm sandy could affect this. a lot of people having a hard time getting around, power is out. really put a lot of folks behind. we'll see how that goes. on saturday, a big day for college football fans. heisman trophy winner will be announced. we'll find out who the best player in college football is. last year, can you remember who it is? nfl star robert griffin iii won the heisman. that's your week ahead. >>> well, his name was jordan davis, a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed at a florida gas station. it all happened after a dispute over loud music. now those closest to davis are saying good-bye as they struggle to understand why this happened. our george howell has the story. >> reporter: as family and friends laid 17-year-old jordan davis to rest, it's the reason for his death that has mourners here baffled. >> that was just terrible. that should never happen. >> the last time i spoke to him was thursday night on thanksgiving. and it's just all hard because i miss him so much. >> reporter: it happened
experts think superstorm sandy could affect this. a lot of people having a hard time getting around, power is out. really put a lot of folks behind. we'll see how that goes. on saturday, a big day for college football fans. heisman trophy winner will be announced. we'll find out who the best player in college football is. last year, can you remember who it is? nfl star robert griffin iii won the heisman. that's your week ahead. >>> well, his name was jordan davis, a 17-year-old boy who...
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time. 171,000 jobs were added, you may recall, in october, but experts think that maybe superstorm sandy might have slowed the growth this time around. we'll see if that really does have any affect on that jobs report coming out on friday morning. on saturday college football fans pay close attention here. the heisman trophy winner will be announced. we'll find out who the best player in college football really is. >>> who was the only sitting president married in the white house. if you know the answer, tweet me@randi kaye cnn. we'll have the answer after this quick break. [ abdul-rashid ] i've been working since i was about 16. you know, one job or the other. the moment i could access the retirement plan, i just became firm about it -- you know, it's like it just hits you fast. you know, you start thinking about what's really important here. ♪ or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to u
time. 171,000 jobs were added, you may recall, in october, but experts think that maybe superstorm sandy might have slowed the growth this time around. we'll see if that really does have any affect on that jobs report coming out on friday morning. on saturday college football fans pay close attention here. the heisman trophy winner will be announced. we'll find out who the best player in college football really is. >>> who was the only sitting president married in the white house. if...
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the white house is questioning $60.4 billion for states affected by superstorm sandy. mary snow how as the unbelievable story of one man whose home survived the storm's wrath, but not what came next. >> reporter: you see one mangled home after another. this area was so hard hit, that residents are only allowed back in every three days to reclaim their possessions. that's a lot more than one man got after he returned home to find out that his home had been bu bulldozed, and he had not had the chance to reclaim anything. >> this is what you came home to two weeks after the storm. >> nick expected devastation, but not this. a seatcushion is all that's left of his family's summer home. two weeks after sandy, maria and his neighbors were finally allowed back into the area. but his house had been bulldozed. >> everyone else was here that week, that day, and i felt like a lost soul. everybody is taking clothing out, bringing their luggage, taking pictures out, whatever they could stuff in, and i had nothing to take. that was a shock. >> a long with shock came frustration over
the white house is questioning $60.4 billion for states affected by superstorm sandy. mary snow how as the unbelievable story of one man whose home survived the storm's wrath, but not what came next. >> reporter: you see one mangled home after another. this area was so hard hit, that residents are only allowed back in every three days to reclaim their possessions. that's a lot more than one man got after he returned home to find out that his home had been bu bulldozed, and he had not had...
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meanwhile, near sandy hook elementary, a candlelight vigil is now under way. it began at midnight and will continue for 24 hours. volunteers, they're going to take half hour shifts to make sure that those candles keep burning. >>> u.s. troops spreading holiday cheer from overseas. up next, a look at how our military is marking the christmas holiday. >>> but first, a special message from a solgder serving in kuwait. >> i'm specialist ashley eady from third brigade. i want to give a shout out to my brother christopher mall lad stationed in alaska. i love you, merry christmas, and i miss you. 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. hurry. bonus cash ends january 2nd. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announce
meanwhile, near sandy hook elementary, a candlelight vigil is now under way. it began at midnight and will continue for 24 hours. volunteers, they're going to take half hour shifts to make sure that those candles keep burning. >>> u.s. troops spreading holiday cheer from overseas. up next, a look at how our military is marking the christmas holiday. >>> but first, a special message from a solgder serving in kuwait. >> i'm specialist ashley eady from third brigade. i want...
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billy joel, bruce springsteen showing support for sandy victims. plus a special performance by paul mccartney playing front man for members of nirvana. there are estimates the concert reached 12 billion people, raised $30 million, in ticket and other sales. proceeds will when fit super storm sandy relief efforts. good for them. great night. >>> you may complain about the political gridlock in washington. but look at this brawl involving ukrainian lawmakers. and get this, all the fighting perfectly legal. male announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywhere, filling the air ♪ [ female announcer ] chex party mix. easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happie
billy joel, bruce springsteen showing support for sandy victims. plus a special performance by paul mccartney playing front man for members of nirvana. there are estimates the concert reached 12 billion people, raised $30 million, in ticket and other sales. proceeds will when fit super storm sandy relief efforts. good for them. great night. >>> you may complain about the political gridlock in washington. but look at this brawl involving ukrainian lawmakers. and get this, all the...